23. Yemen News Agency (Saba), Press and Publications Law, http://www.sabanews.net/en/
news44000.htm.
24. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Appeal Court Overturns Blogger’s Conviction,’’ September 18,
2008, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=28603.
25. Saba News, ‘‘al-Lawzi: ma yunshar fi sahafat alinternet lan yakoun baeedan ‘an almusa‘lah
bimawjeb alqanoon’’ [al-Lawzi: Online journalism content will be subject to the penal code], April
1, 2008, http://www.sabanews.net/ar/news150790.htm.
26. Freedom House, ‘‘Map of Press Freedom 2008,’’ 2008, http://www.freedomhouse.org/template
.cfm?page=251&year=2008.
27. International Federation of Journalists, ‘‘Despite Advances, Journalists Still Face Possible Jail
Terms under Prevailing Laws, Warns IFJ,’’ June 12, 2008, http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/
full/94435/.
28. Sarah Carr, ‘‘Journalists Challenge Egypt’s Exceptional Laws at Seminar,’’ Daily News Egypt,
August 1, 2008, http://dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15464.
29. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Syria—Annual Report 2007,’’ http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id
_article=20777.
30. Human Rights Watch, ‘‘Background: The State of Human Rights in Morocco,’’ November
2005, http://hrw.org/reports/2005/morocco1105/4.htm.
31. Gulf News, ‘‘UAE Cyber Crimes Law,’’ November 2, 2007, http://archive.gulfnews.com/uae/
uaessentials/more_stories/10018507.html.
32. David Westley, ‘‘Saudi Tightens Grip on Internet Use,’’ Arabian Business, January 26, 2008,
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/509226-saudi-tightens-grip-on-internet-useoni.
33. Omantel, ‘‘Omantel Terms and Conditions,’’ http://www.omantel.net.om/policy/terms.asp.
34. Y.Net, ‘‘Terms and Conditions for Y.Net Service,’’ http://www.y.net.ye/support/rules.htm.
35. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Internet under Surveillance 2004—Algeria,’’ 2004, http://www
.rsf.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=10806.
36. Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA)—Kingdom of Bahrain, ‘‘Legislative Decree
No. 48 of 2002 promulgating the Telecommunications Law,’’ http://www.tra.org.bh/en/home.asp
?dfltlng=1.
37. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘A Textbook Case in Press Censorship for the Past 20 Years,’’
November 5, 2007, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=24264.
38. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Repression Continues as Ben Ali Marks 21st Anniversary as President,’’ November 7, 2008, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29208.
39. Fathiya Borowinah, ‘‘al-Jazaer: Ajhizat alamn tolin al-harb ala magahi alinternet liihbat masharee’
khalaya irhabiya naemah’’ [Algeria: Security apparatus declares war on cyber cafes to abort potential
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news44000.htm.
24. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Appeal Court Overturns Blogger’s Conviction,’’ September 18,
2008, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=28603.
25. Saba News, ‘‘al-Lawzi: ma yunshar fi sahafat alinternet lan yakoun baeedan ‘an almusa‘lah
bimawjeb alqanoon’’ [al-Lawzi: Online journalism content will be subject to the penal code], April
1, 2008, http://www.sabanews.net/ar/news150790.htm.
26. Freedom House, ‘‘Map of Press Freedom 2008,’’ 2008, http://www.freedomhouse.org/template
.cfm?page=251&year=2008.
27. International Federation of Journalists, ‘‘Despite Advances, Journalists Still Face Possible Jail
Terms under Prevailing Laws, Warns IFJ,’’ June 12, 2008, http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/
full/94435/.
28. Sarah Carr, ‘‘Journalists Challenge Egypt’s Exceptional Laws at Seminar,’’ Daily News Egypt,
August 1, 2008, http://dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15464.
29. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Syria—Annual Report 2007,’’ http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id
_article=20777.
30. Human Rights Watch, ‘‘Background: The State of Human Rights in Morocco,’’ November
2005, http://hrw.org/reports/2005/morocco1105/4.htm.
31. Gulf News, ‘‘UAE Cyber Crimes Law,’’ November 2, 2007, http://archive.gulfnews.com/uae/
uaessentials/more_stories/10018507.html.
32. David Westley, ‘‘Saudi Tightens Grip on Internet Use,’’ Arabian Business, January 26, 2008,
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/509226-saudi-tightens-grip-on-internet-useoni.
33. Omantel, ‘‘Omantel Terms and Conditions,’’ http://www.omantel.net.om/policy/terms.asp.
34. Y.Net, ‘‘Terms and Conditions for Y.Net Service,’’ http://www.y.net.ye/support/rules.htm.
35. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Internet under Surveillance 2004—Algeria,’’ 2004, http://www
.rsf.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=10806.
36. Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA)—Kingdom of Bahrain, ‘‘Legislative Decree
No. 48 of 2002 promulgating the Telecommunications Law,’’ http://www.tra.org.bh/en/home.asp
?dfltlng=1.
37. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘A Textbook Case in Press Censorship for the Past 20 Years,’’
November 5, 2007, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=24264.
38. Reporters Without Borders, ‘‘Repression Continues as Ben Ali Marks 21st Anniversary as President,’’ November 7, 2008, http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=29208.
39. Fathiya Borowinah, ‘‘al-Jazaer: Ajhizat alamn tolin al-harb ala magahi alinternet liihbat masharee’
khalaya irhabiya naemah’’ [Algeria: Security apparatus declares war on cyber cafes to abort potential
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